Competitive bidding numbers gleaned from CMS officials at a briefing for House of Representatives staff ricocheted around the country last week. While much of the data was confusing, one thing was clear: Nearly 63 percent of the bids in Round One were disqualified.
CMS revealed that of the 1,005 unique bidders in Round One, 630 were disqualified due to insufficient applications.
Initially, CMS had expected more than 28,000 bidders across the 10 product categories and 10 MSAs in Round One.
Bill Popomaronis, R.Ph., NCPA vice president, home health and long term care pharmacy services, provides his thoughts and explanations on the latest DME information from CMS.
